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New! Many Queen regents were accused of taken lovers after their husbands’ deaths. Kunigunda of Halych is one of the few queen regents who was actually known to have done so.
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Kunigunda of Halych, Queen of Bohemia
Kunigunda in the Zbraslav Chronicle, 14th century. Many medieval dowager queens became regents after their husband’s deaths, if their children were still too young to rule, or if there was a …
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April 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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New! Jadwiga of Poland was not the only woman in medieval Europe to be crowned King. Her older sister, Mary, was also crowned King.
#womenshistorymonth
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Mary, Queen of Hungary
Mary in the Chronica Hugarorum, 1488. Mary, the first Queen Regent- or female King- of Hungary, is often viewed as a pawn in a royal succession crisis, a young girl with no agency. She’s ofte…
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March 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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New! One of most Medieval Europe's most powerful- and maligned- Queen Regents.
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Elizabeth of Bosnia, Queen of Hungary and Poland
Louis I and Elizabeth of Bosnia praying to St. Catherine, Chronicon Pictum, 14th century. With the formidable Elizabeth of Poland as her mother-in-law, Elizabeth of Bosnia was bound to pick up some…
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February 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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New! A forgotten royal heiress, who could have been queen in her own right, but never was. It was not men who displaced her in the line of succession..
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Elizabeth of Slavonia, Princess of Taranto, and Titular Latin Empress of Constantinople
Coat of Arms of the House of Anjou-Hungary. (Chronicle of the Council of Constance, 1460.) Throughout history, there have been many royal heiresses who were moved back in the line of succession, du…
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February 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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New! A forgotten Duchess who ruled as a regent.

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Margaret of Bavaria, Duchess of Slavonia
Seal of Margaret, from arcanum.com. Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, was the youngest son of King Charles I Robert of Hungary, and Elizabeth of Poland. He is not considered nearly as significant as his b…
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February 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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New! Read about Margaret of Bohemia, the second short-lived Queen of Hungary from the House of Luxembourg.
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Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary
Luxembourg coat of arms In 1318, Charles I of Hungary married Beatrice of Luxembourg, however she died just a year later, aged only fourteen. Around thirty years later, Charles’ son Louis, fr…
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December 31, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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With the reopening of #NotreDame de Paris, I decided to take a look at the life of Isabella of Hainault, the only queen to be buried there. #medievalsky #writersofbluesky
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Isabella of Hainault, Queen of France
Isabella of Hainault in the Chroniques de Hainaut, 1450. With the reopening of Notre Dame de Paris, I decided to take a look at the life of Isabella of Hainault, the only queen to be buried there. …
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December 16, 2024 at 3:08 AM